Localized benign pleural mesothelioma: a case report.

91-94 Bulent Mustafa Yenigun.indd

The primary tumors of the pleura are usually examined under two headings: diffuse and localized tumors. In the localized form, there is no relationship with asbestosis (1). Localized fibrous tumors were previously known by names such as benign mesothelioma, submesothelial fibroma and localized fibrous mesothelioma. Today, they are usually referred as localized fibrous tumors (2). These tumors c...

Localized Pleural Mesothelioma of Epithelial Type and Malignant Nature. Report of a Case.

Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumour of Pleura

Most pleural neoplasms are metastatic in origin. Primary tumours of the pleura are rare and categorized as diffuse or localized. Diffuse or malignant mesothelioma is more common, related to asbestos exposure, and associated with a poor prognosis. Localized or solitary fibrous tumour (SFT), of the pleura is a less common neoplasm of controversial histogenesis and is unrelated to asbestos exposur...

A case of pleural mesothelioma with effusive-constrictive pericarditis.

Mesothelioma infrequently causes pericardial constriction and rarely symptomatic pericardial tamponade. Most commonly, a primary pleural malignancy will extend locally, but primary involvement of pericardium is also well-recognized. However, pericardial fibrosis in conjunction with pleural mesothelioma has not been described before in the literature. We report a case of pleural mesothelioma wit...

Fibrous pleural tumour producing 171 litres of transudate.

Localized fibrous tumours of the pleura (or localized benign mesothelioma) are rare, and in most cases, asymptomatic. This report describes a 48 yr old female with a right-sided fibrous pleural tumour, which produced 171 L of transudate before a correct diagnosis was reached. The tumour was surgically removed and the transudation stopped immediately.